Intermittent sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine to prevent severe anaemia secondary to malaria in pregnancy: a randomised placebo-controlled trial
Intermittent sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine to prevent severe anaemia secondary to malaria in pregnancy: a randomised placebo-controlled trial
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DOI:
10.1016/s0140-6736(98)07318-8
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发表时间:
1999-02-20
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168.9
通讯作者:
Marsh, K
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作者:
Shulman, CE;Dorman, EK;Marsh, K
Background In areas of endemic transmission, malaria in pregnancy is associated with severe maternal anaemia and low-birthweight babies, We studied the efficacy of intermittent treatment doses of sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine In preventing malaria and severe anaemia in pregnancy in a double-blind placebo-controlled trial among primigravid women living in Kilifi District, Kenya.Methods Between January, 1996, and April, 1997, 1264 primigravid women were recruited when they attended: for antenatal care, and randomly assigned sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (640) or placebo (624). Women received one, two, or three doses of study medication depending an the duration of gestation at enrolment. Primary outcome measures were severe anaemia (haemoglobin